… years due to a greater number of spinal surgical procedures, nosocomial bacteraemia, an
aging population and intravenous drug … as non-mechanical back pain, fever, night sweats and …

… back pain and may or may not have fever or neurological signs. To avoid negative post-…
immune systems and IV drug use as culprits to the recent increase in spinal infection as they are …

… C, intravenous (IV) drug use, and nicotine dependence presented with severe back pain
that … He also denied urinary/stool incontinence, fever, or chills. There was no pertinent prior …

… abdominal pain 5 minutes after subcutaneous cocaine use. … , hematochezia, fever, shortness
of breath, chest pain, or … after intravenous use or inhalation, but last 1 hour after nasal …

… A 49-year-old male with a past medical history of bipolar disorder, … and IV heroin, fentanyl
and cocaine abuse was admitted to a hospital with fever, headache, toothache, low back pain …

… so long as intravenous drug abuse persists at a significant level in our society. … of fever,
shortness of breath, and chest pain of 7-days duration. He had suffered from rheumatic fever, and …

… a 53-year-old male with history of intravenous drug abuse who … scrotal pain, diffuse abdominal
pain, back pain, and chest pain. … due to persistent fever and lower back pain. Given new …

… 5 days, stayed at levels between 25 and 35 mg/l for 3 weeks and … , fever of unknown origin
and a swollen left lower limb. Because of the patient’s 12-year history of intravenous drug use …

… been well described in the literature with IV drug use being the primary route of transmission
… was excruciating back pain. Clinicians must be aware that the absence of fever or abnormal …